I'd like to thank everyone who took part in the Ford Truck
Enthusiasts mailing list user survey. We had roughly 250
surveys completed.

Part of the reason why I conducted the survey is because the
lists eat up a significant amount of bandwidth yet bring in
zero in revenue (or so it appeared). That's not to say that
the lists are all about money, they aren't..... but....
our bandwidth fees are paid for in 50 gigabyte chunks and we
just bumped up to yet another level on bandwidth.

The conclusions of the survey:

a) A significant percentage of users (of those who responded)
visit the site often.
b) Nearly 20% of the list users don't know what Club FTE is.
I'm planning on explaining this in detail in a few days.
c) Most users maintain a great deal of loyalty, staying
subscribed for long periods.
d) Most users don't buy from FTE. If that's simply a matter
of preference, that's fine. We're not twisting anyone's
arms nor expecting users to buy from us. If it is a matter
of lack of selection, we'll address that. Expect another
survey in the next few days to address this. We want to
serve our users in the best way we can.
e) The majority of the users find the lists to be helpful. You
can thank each other for that. You're a great bunch willing
to share knowledge and help each other!
f) The majority of the users have saved money as a result of
using the lists. Again, thank each other!
g) A significant minority (21%) of the users have purchased
from each other. Everyone benefits from this, I know I've
found items through users that I would have otherwise had
a difficult time locating.
h) A majority of the users have used the advice of others for
making purchases. Knowledge is power.
i) The majority of the users find the lists to be an asset.
j) Most users don't want advertising but find it acceptable so
long as it supports the lists. I'll make sure that if the
issue of on-going advertising occurs that I will address
concerns.

Overall, I was surprised by the responses. Not only are the
lists an asset to the users, but they are more of an asset to
FTE than I imagined. FTE will do what it can to improve the
lists, including setting up a part-exchange list of some sort
in the near future. I will also be setting up a suggestion box
soon for feedback.

Well, I work at a ford dealer in MI. I see those come
in all the time. Funny, but ford hasn't really come
up with a "fix" or new and improved version.
Coincidentally about 90% of the time I've only seen
the drivers side fail. I'm not very sure the
"casting" or design diferences, all i know is they
fail. If you really feel that unsure of your
condition, contact your dealer and have them give you
the number of the most local representative. They may
be able to help you, or not. Worth a shot. However,
this being a problem tha ford does recognize, even
after your vehicle goes out of warranty, if the other
side should break somehow, i'm sure the avenue for
warranting the faulty tortion would be an easy
route...

By the way... what motor do you have and what kind of
luck are you having with it?

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I'm brand new to this list, so excuse me in advance for not knowing if
I am doing all of this politically correct.

Anyhow, our '98 Eddie Bauer broke its driver side torsion bar too. I
was told that there was a run of faulty bars that had microscopic
cracks in them. This happened at 39,000 miles, they replaced it free of
charge.
I had them recheck it at 52,000 miles because it leaned toward the
right. They found BOTH sides of the front sway bar mounts broken and
they tried to tell me this is what caused the lean. After one brief
argument with the manager, they replaced all of the links and
re-adjusted the ride height on that side for 60% below normal cost.

So far so good.

Joe

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> Well, I work at a ford dealer in MI. I see those come
> in all the time. Funny, but ford hasn't really come
> up with a "fix" or new and improved version.
> Coincidentally about 90% of the time I've only seen
> the drivers side fail. I'm not very sure the
> "casting" or design diferences, all i know is they
> fail. If you really feel that unsure of your
> condition, contact your dealer and have them give you
> the number of the most local representative. They may
> be able to help you, or not. Worth a shot. However,
> this being a problem tha ford does recognize, even
> after your vehicle goes out of warranty, if the other
> side should break somehow, i'm sure the avenue for
> warranting the faulty tortion would be an easy
> route...
>
> By the way... what motor do you have and what kind of
> luck are you having with it?
>
> Email if you can:
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> I have a 98 F150 4x4 SC with 25K on it. This morning, pulled out of my parking spot and moved maybe 3 feet when all of a sudden, my drivers side front torsion bar just snapped! Made a sound like a gun going off. Really took me by surprise as I was only going maybe 2 MPH on smooth road when it let loose. My concern is that if this broke practically sitting there, then how reliable is the one on the passenger side? I hate to think what could have happened if it broke while going 60 MPH down the road. I would like new torsion bars on both sides but my dealer says Ford will only replace the defective one under warranty. Anyone have any experience with their torsion bars? Thanks for any input.
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> Ron
>

Ron,

I have had 2 F-150 4x4s, a 97 and now a 00. So far no problems with the bars. I even crank them up an inch or so to even up the truck. I go off road and stress them to their limit. I have heard of others having a bar snap but it always seems to be an isolated incident. I understand your fear of having the other one go but I think the dealer's hands are tied by Ford. Maybe you could talk to the Zone rep about your concern?

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